Witch Hazel

Uses:

  • Informal Hedge or Screen
  • Woodland Garden
  • Specimen or Focal Point

Features:

  • Attracts Pollinators & Birds
  • Fall Foliage
  • Fragrant Flowers
  • Tolerates Clay & Shade

Sunlight:

  • Full Sun To Part Shade
  • At Least 3 Hours Of Direct Sunlight

Growing Zones:

Witch Hazel Care

Witch Hazel is a deciduous shrub known for its fragrant, spider-like flowers in fall or early winter. The yellow-to-orange flowers attract pollinators and mature over the following year to seed capsules that feed birds. This North American native has an open, spreading habit, and its irregular branches hold textured foliage that turns yellow to orange in the fall. It can be used as a lovely focal point, an understory layer, or an addition to a native planting to attract wildlife.

About Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel
Genus
Species
Family
Hamamelis
Hamamelis virginiana (American Witch Hazel), Hamamelis japonica (Japanese Witch Hazel), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese Witch Hazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark Witch Hazel)
Hamamelidaceae

Common Names:

Winter Bloom


Native To:

North America, Japan, China

Plant Type:

Bushes

Foliage Type:

Deciduous

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

3 - 9

Flower Color:

Yellow, Orange, Red

Flower Bloom Time:

Fall, Winter, Early Spring (depending on species)

Growth Habit:

Upright, Spreading, Mounded

Attracts:

Bees, Butterflies

Tolerates:

Shade, Poor Soil, Cold Winters

Resists:

Deer